Darrion Caldwell to Patricio Freire: ‘I Want to Beat Your F*cking Ass’

The latest message from Darrion Caldwell to Patricio Freire isn’t friendly. Caldwell is coming off a second-round knockout victory in his featherweight return against Noad Lahat. The bout took place this past Friday night (Aug. 17). It headlined …

The latest message from Darrion Caldwell to Patricio Freire isn’t friendly. Caldwell is coming off a second-round knockout victory in his featherweight return against Noad Lahat. The bout took place this past Friday night (Aug. 17). It headlined Bellator 204 inside the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was the first stop on […]

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Video: Bellator 204’s Darrion Caldwell Post-Fight Interview Scrum

Bellator 204: Darrion Caldwell post-fight interview scrum.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell was successful in his move up in weight as he scored a second-round TKO victory over Noad Lahat last night (Aug 17, 2018) at Bellator 204.

Caldwell looked every bit the part of a featherweight in his division debut. He landed several nice leg kicks and effortlessly gained positional advantage on Lahat. Easily having his way with the Israeli born fighter. The champion would even tease a top side guillotine before continuing his ground and pound assault.

Caldwell would close the show in the second round with a barrage of ground and pound strikes that prompted the referee to jump in and halt the action. Although Caldwell looked great in his featherweight debut, this wasn’t the fight he was hoping for.

Speaking with LowkickMMA and other media after his main event victory, the champion would explain how he wants the ‘Pitbull’ brothers next.

Watch Darrion Caldwell’s full post-fight interview scrum here:

It’s clear who Caldwell would like to fight next. But it seems he would settle for either ‘Pitbull’ brother at this point. However, one thing is clear, that is ‘The Wolf’ has clear intentions on becoming the latest dual champ.

 

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Darrion Caldwell: Bellator’s Bantamweight Division Needs Legit Contender

Darrion Caldwell expresses disappointment in Bellator’s bantamweight division. Caldwell is coming off a successful 135-pound title defense against Leandro Higo. “The Wolf” retained his title via first-round submission. Despite the win…

Darrion Caldwell expresses disappointment in Bellator’s bantamweight division. Caldwell is coming off a successful 135-pound title defense against Leandro Higo. “The Wolf” retained his title via first-round submission. Despite the win being Caldwell’s first title defense, he felt the need to move up to featherweight in pursuit of becoming a two-division champion. Darrion Caldwell: Bellator’s […]

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Bellator 204 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins: Fighter Misses By 14 Pounds

There was a huge weight miss at the Bellator 204 weigh-ins.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Bellator has touched town in the Great Plains and brought the heat.

The ceremonial weigh-ins for Bellator 204 took place earlier this morning (Aug 16, 2018) and LowkickMMA was on location.

The fighters’ hotel in Sioux Falls, S.D., served as the backdrop for the Bellator 204 early weigh-ins; the ceremonial weigh-ins immediately followed.

Bellator 204 goes down Friday (Aug 17, 2018) night at the Sanford Pentagon arena in Sioux Falls live and free on the Paramount Network.

All but two fighters made weight for the 13-fight card. Cris Lencioni (formerly Cris Williams) weighed in at 148.4 pounds for his scheduled featherweight bout with Tywan Claxton. Willie Whitehead tipped the scales at a massive 200.2 pounds for his middleweight fight with Romero Cotton, 14 pounds

Here are the full Bellator 204 weigh-in results:

Main Card:

  • Darrion Caldwell (145.2) vs. Noad Lahat (146)
  • Logan Storley (170.2) vs. A.J. Matthews (169)
  • Ricky Bandejas (135.4) vs. James Gallagher (135.4)
  • Tyan Claxton (145.8) vs. Cris Lencioni (148.4)

Preliminary Card:

  • Omar Morales (155.8) vs. Troy Nawrocki (155.4)
  • Demarques Jackson (155.6) vs. Bryce Logan (155.6)
  • Jason Jackson (171) vs. Jordon Larson (170.2)
  • Corey Davis (170.2) vs. David Michaud (170.4)
  • Romero Cotton (185.4) Willie Whitehead (200.2)
  • Seth Bass (170.8) vs. Tyler Ray (170.4)
  • Micah Peatrowsky (154.2) vs. Keith Phathaem (155.8)
  • Lloyd McKinney (125.4) Robiel Tesfaldet (125.8)
  • Wyatt Meyer (182) vs. Jeff Nielsen (183.6

 

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Darrion Caldwell Discusses Dominick Cruz’s Influence

Darrion Caldwell discusses the influence Dominick Cruz has had on him. Caldwell is set to move up in weight to take on Noad Lahat on Friday night (Aug. 17) at Bellator 204. Caldwell is the bantamweight champion, but he’s eyeing gold in two divisi…

Darrion Caldwell discusses the influence Dominick Cruz has had on him. Caldwell is set to move up in weight to take on Noad Lahat on Friday night (Aug. 17) at Bellator 204. Caldwell is the bantamweight champion, but he’s eyeing gold in two divisions. A win over Lahat would be a good start. Darrion Caldwell […]

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Darrion Caldwell Says Patricio Freire Isn’t Real Champion, ‘Pitbull’ Responds

Darrion Caldwell says Patricio Freire isn’t a real champion, “Pitbull” didn’t take too kindly to those words. Caldwell is set to compete in the main event of Bellator 204 on Aug. 17. Caldwell is the reigning Bellator bantamweigh…

Darrion Caldwell says Patricio Freire isn’t a real champion, “Pitbull” didn’t take too kindly to those words. Caldwell is set to compete in the main event of Bellator 204 on Aug. 17. Caldwell is the reigning Bellator bantamweight champion, but he’s moving up in weight for this fight. Caldwell wants to become a two-division champion, […]

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